Ruth Franklin — Crack-Up Character Profile

About Ruth Franklin

Joe Randall's fiancée who acts as the moral anchor in the crisis, contacting the War Department and successfully persuading Joe to sabotage Ace's treasonous mission.

Character Facts

Played by

Helen Wood

Appears in

Crack-Up (1936)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Ruth Franklin — Romantic Fiancée — Joe Randall (Thomas Beck)

  Ruth and Joe are engaged and share a deep personal bond.

• Ruth Franklin — Conflict Indirect Adversary — Colonel Gimpy (Peter Lorre)

  Ruth's actions disrupt Gimpy's espionage network.

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More characters from Crack-Up

• Colonel Gimpy (Peter Lorre)
• Ace Martin (Brian Donlevy)
• John R. Flemyng (Ralph Morgan)
• Alfred Knuxton (Oscar Apfel)
• Joe Randall (Thomas Beck)
• Major White (Howard Hickman)
• Mrs. Fleming (Kay Linaker)
• Secretary (uncredited) (Madge Bellamy)
• Office Worker (uncredited) (Lynn Bari)
• Daniel D. Harrington (Paul Stanton)
• Bunky, Office Boy (uncredited) (William Benedict)
• Sidney Grant (Lester Matthews)